Door handle assembly

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, a door handle assembly is provided comprising a door handle having a roller and attached to a mount. An actuator is attached to the mount and has a first surface and an actuator projection. The door handle assembly also comprises a bolt moveable from a first bolt position where at least a portion of the bolt is inside a wall aperture, thereby engaging the door into the wall aperture, to a second bolt position where the portion of the bolt is outside the wall aperture, thereby disengaging the door from the wall aperture. The bolt has an actuator opening, the actuator passing therethrough. The roller buts the first surface and may travel from a first roller position to a second roller position when the door handle is pushed, thereby retracting the bolt from the first bolt position to the second bolt position.

1. A door handle assembly comprising:
 (A) a door handle, the door handle having a roller; 
 (B) a mount, the door handle being attached to the mount; 
 (C) an actuator, the actuator attached to the mount by a fasteners the actuator having a first surface and an actuator projection, the actuator being configured to rotate around the fastener; 
 (D) a bolt, the bolt being movable from a first bolt position where at least a portion of the bolt is inside a wall aperture thereby engaging the door into the wall aperture to a second bolt position where the portion of the bolt is outside the wall aperture thereby disengaging the door from the wall aperture, the bolt having an actuator opening formed therein, the actuator projection passing though the actuator opening, wherein the roller abuts the first surface and may travel from a first roller position to a second roller position when the door handle is pushed, thereby retracting the bolt from the first bolt position to the second bolt position. 
 
   
   
     2. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the door handle comprises a substantially flat surface forming a plane, the plane of the door handle being substantially parallel to a plane of a door when the door handle assembly is mounted to the door. 
   
   
     3. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the height of the door handle measured from the door is equal to or less than 1 inch. 
   
   
     4. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the door handle is adapted to move on a pivot axis, the pivot axis being horizontal. 
   
   
     5. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , the mount comprising a plurality of parallel projections, the actuator being position between the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     6. The door handle assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the fastener is adapted to secure the actuator to the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     7. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , the mount comprising a plurality of parallel projections, the door handle comprising a door handle projection, the door handle projection being positioned between the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     8. The door handle assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the fastener is adapted to secure the door handle projection to the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     9. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface is curved. 
   
   
     10. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface has a convex portion and a concave portion. 
   
   
     11. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a cam assembly disposed perpendicular to the bolt, the cam assembly comprising a cam attached on a cam shaft, the cam being adapted to abut at least a portion of the bolt, wherein when the cam is actuated, the cam is adapted to lock the bolt in the first position. 
   
   
     12. The door handle assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a pull door handle assembly located on the opposite side of the door as the door handle, the pull door handle assembly comprising an actuator adapted to pass through an actuator opening and into the bolt. 
   
   
     13. A door handle assembly comprising:
 (A) a door handle, the door handle having a first surface; 
 (B) a mount, the door handle being attached to the mount; 
 (C) an actuator, the actuator attached to the mount by a fasteners the actuator having a roller and an actuator projection, the actuator being configured to rotate around the fastener; 
 (D) a bolt, the bolt being movable from a first bolt position where at least a portion of the bolt is inside a wall aperture thereby engaging the door into the wall aperture to a second bolt position where the portion of the bolt is outside the wall aperture thereby disengaging the door from the wall aperture, the first and the second position defining a sliding axis, the bolt having an actuator opening formed therein, the actuator projection passing though the actuator opening, wherein the roller abuts the first surface and may travel from a first roller position to a second roller position when the door handle is pushed, thereby retracting the bolt from the first bolt position to the second bolt position. 
 
   
   
     14. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the door handle comprises a substantially flat surface forming a plane, the plane of the door handle being substantially parallel to a plane of a door when the door handle assembly is mounted to the door. 
   
   
     15. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the height of the door handle measured from the door is equal to or less than 1 inch. 
   
   
     16. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the door handle is adapted to move on a pivot axis, the pivot axis being horizontal. 
   
   
     17. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , the mount comprising a plurality of parallel projections, the actuator being positioned between the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     18. The door handle assembly of  claim 17 , whereinthe fastener being adapted to secure the actuator to the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     19. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , the mount comprising a plurality of parallel projections, the door handle comprising a door handle projection, the door handle projection being positioned between the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     20. The door handle assembly of  claim 19 , the fastener being adapted to secure the door handle projection to the plurality of parallel projections. 
   
   
     21. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first surface is curved. 
   
   
     22. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first surface has a convex portion and a concave portion. 
   
   
     23. The door handle assembly of  claim 13 , further comprising a pull door handle assembly located on the opposite side of the door as the door handle, the pull door handle assembly comprising an actuator adapted to pass through an actuator opening and into the bolt.